foreswear

• Verbe vieilli ou archaïque signifiant faire un faux serment, prêter un faux témoignage sous serment, ou renoncer solennellement à quelque chose, souvent en se parjurant.

An archaic or obsolete verb meaning to swear falsely, to perjure oneself, or to renounce something under oath.

verbe irrégulier

1. Renounce or give upC1formal

   To voluntarily stop doing, using, or having something; to do without.

   Renoncer à, s'abstenir de

   • He foreswore all forms of gambling after his losses.
   • The monk foreswore worldly possessions.
   • She foreswore her claim to the inheritance.

   Synonymesabdicateabjurecedeforgorelinquishrenouncewaiveyield

   Antonymesacceptadoptallowcontinueembraceindulgekeepmaintainpermitretain

2. Abandon or rejectC1formal

   To turn away from a belief, practice, or way of life; to give up entirely.

   Abandonner, renoncer

   • The politician foreswore his former party allegiance.
   • They foreswore violence and embraced peaceful protest.
   • He foreswore his old habits and started a new life.

   Synonymesabandonabjuredisavoweschewforgorejectrelinquishrenouncerepudiate

   Antonymesacceptadoptembraceespouseuphold